Verify a list of authorities before handing up
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- RedLawyer-led
- How AI is used
- Check each case exists.
- What the lawyer must review
- Australian-first penalty for fake citations.
- Written for / version
- Written for Australia
The work product
Forum. Australia
Produce. Verify a list of authorities before handing up
Have ready. Guardian: lawyer penalised for AI citations; Needham J speech (2025): AI practice notes appendix; The matter instructions and the documents the output will rely on..
Example of the limit. Stop before the result is filed, sent or relied on. Australian-first penalty for fake citations.
Stop and hand it back when
- The cited source is not the instrument that applies to this forum or this date.
- The output states a fact, date, citation, figure or commitment that is not in the instructions or the source.
- The responsible lawyer has not approved the exact output for its intended use.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-10-10.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Do not begin AI assistance until the responsible lawyer has defined and confirmed its permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Perform the substantive analysis and decisions. Independently check any permitted supporting work and approve the exact output for its intended use. |
Checklist
- Open the cited source and confirm it is the current instrument for this forum and this date.
- Australian-first penalty for fake citations.
- Compare the output with the source and the instructions, including material the output left out.
- The responsible lawyer approves the exact output for its intended use, or sends it back.
Sources
- Guardian: lawyer penalised for AI citations · 2026-10-10
- Needham J speech (2025): AI practice notes appendix · 2026-10-10
Suggested working checks from the linked public sources. Read the source and confirm it applies to this forum and this date. The checks do not approve software or record that the work is done.